Cornell men's lacrosse team appreciative of return to NCAA tournament

Big Red face Maryland in first round

8:27 PM,
May 6, 2013

Cornell's Rob Pannell tries to get past Princeton's Mark Strabo during the first half of Friday's Ivy League tournament semifinal. Cornell's overtime loss may have dropped it out of seeding contention, as the Big Red play at No. 6 Maryland on Sunday.

Written by

Will Cleveland
wclevelan@gannett.com

Following a 14-13 overtime loss in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals, concern about its postseason fate may have crept into the heads of the Cornell men's lacrosse team.

That doubt was erased Sunday night from the team's film room as the NCAA Tournament bracket was unveiled, showing the Big Red (12-3) on the screen paired with sixth-seeded Maryland (10-3) in the first round at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Coach Ben DeLuca maintained all weekend his team's body of work stacked up to the best teams in the country - belief confirmed with the announcement of the tournament field. ...